Youngsters involved in Scouting famously earn badges for things like fishing, music, even nuclear science. It takes 21 merit badges to become an Eagle Scout, the top rank of Scouting. And as St. Louis ...

Only 21 merit badges are required to advance out of Eagle Scouts, the highest rank in Scouting America. One dedicated Missouri scout has earned 140—that was every merit badge offered by Scouting ...

There’s always loads to learn at the History Museum! January 17, 2026: “Civics on the Square” presents the second annual Merit Badge University. Join us on a journey through Springfield’s past as we ...

John Hayes, 18, nabbed his 140th merit badge in bugling, after already securing badges in activities like cross-country skiing and aviation. He credits STEM programs with shaping his skills as he ...

Traveling from country to country without restrictions. Shorter lines at the border. The right to live and work in your dream destination, or to reconnect with family roots. All that, and more, is the ...

Anthony Sheffield, 17, was still in first grade when he first put on a Scout uniform, but even then, he was already looking ahead. As a Cub Scout, he watched Eagle Scouts receive medals and told his ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Happy Monday Oklahoma! Here’s a few topics we went over on today’s show. We talked about the OKC Zoo celebrating a very special elephant’s birthday, nerds being the new green ...

In 1830, the US Supreme Court determined that despite having been born in New York City in the 1770s, Anglican Bishop John Inglis of Nova Scotia was not a US citizen and therefore not eligible to ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KTVI) – Brandon Barrett, a St. Louis-area Eagle Scout who recently turned 18, has joined an elite group of scouts by earning all 141 merit badges offered by Scouting America. From the ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KTVI) – Brandon Barrett, a St. Louis-area Eagle Scout who recently turned 18, has joined an elite group of scouts by earning all 141 merit barges offered by Scouting America. From the ...